A flooded street following heavy rains in Changsha.Photographer: STR/AFP/Getty ImagesChina warned of more rainstorms across the country, urging people to prepare for potential landslides as a prolonged bout of severe weather threatens travel and agriculture. The country on Saturday issued a red alert for rainstorms, the most severe in its four-tier weather warning system, Xinhua News Agency reported. Meanwhile, record flooding of the Wusuli River in northeastern China is putting pressure on farmers in the area known as the major granary of the country. Light to moderate rain is expected to continue next week and various sections of the river will see more flooding, it said. In recent weeks, drought in China’s central provinces and floods in the northeastern and southern parts of the country have been dragging down its harvest outlook.

Source: The Standard June 29, 2024 15:32 UTC